This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project addresses a major need in the glass manufacturing industry by developing a wireless sensor for 3?]D imaging of glass furnace walls to identify refractory erosion and molten glass leaks. The furnace walls are comprised of insulation and… More

ABSTRACT: To meet Air Force's need for a light-weight, foldable and high gain transmit/receive antenna for navigation and communication, PaneraTech is proposing a unique ultra-light high gain antenna design based on foldable parabolic reflector. This technology is based on extremely light and… More

PaneraTech, in partnership with Ohio State University ElectroScience Laboratory, is proposing to develop an advanced beamforming/null steering algorithm that provides the desired navigation accuracy in the presence of rotor blade modulation of the satellite signals and the incident interfering… More

PaneraTech is proposing a microwave wireless power transfer technology to meet U.S. Army's desired 50% efficiency at 5m and further. Our proposed technology leverages our ability to confine power in a narrow beam to enable long distance wireless power transmission without compromising… More

PaneraTech is proposing a non-contact dual sensor for broadband and real-time characterization of thin nanofiber films during the manufacturing. Our solution offers several unique aspects that are ideal for this application. For instance, it uses a dual CPW sensor for low frequencies and free space… More

ABSTRACT: PaneraTech,Inc. in collaboration with The Ohio State University ElectroScience Laboratory proposes to develop lightweight,conformal and volumetric UAV antennas based on conductive fibers embroidered on organza and/or polymer dielectric substrates. Given our expertise on designing… More

ABSTRACT: PaneraTech, Inc., in collaboration with The Ohio State University ElectroScience Laboratory (OSU-ESL), is proposing a wideband conformal aperture based on Tightly Coupled Metamaterial Array concept (TCMA). This technology has a transformational capability to achieve the requirements of… More

ABSTRACT: PaneraTech proposes a holistic approach to develop two different Transparency Sensor Systems for use in manufacturing line/Egress shops and in depot/field. Primary objective of the Manufacturing TSS is to extract surface resistance over the entire surface of the transparency to determine… More

ABSTRACT: PaneraTech is proposing a very innovative Inline Material Sensor (IMS) and tagging system that utilizes broadband dual-polarized RF probes to real-time assess electrical performance of thin films and mat materials during production and prepregging. Our proposed sensor is also designed to… More

PaneraTech, in partnership with Ohio State University ElectroScience Laboratory, is proposing to demonstrate with measurements the performance of advanced beamforming/null steering algorithms for rotorcraft platforms that were studied in Phase I. The main objective of the Phase II research effort is… More